Category - interfaith

Madrid conference links interreligious dialogue with building peace

agency reporter — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:02:12 +0100

Dialogue is “the best way for mutual understanding and cooperation in human relations as well as in peaceful coexistence among nations,” said the final communiqué issued by the recent Madrid conference on inter-faith relations.

One World Week announces inter-faith initiative

staff writers — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:58:42 +0100

One World Week (OWW), the development education charity, is broadening the scope of its traditional development education work with church communities to other faiths with a new three-year DfID-funded project

Saudi king's interfaith initiative receives support from World Jewish Congress

agency reporter — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:29:29 +0100

The leadership of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has praised an initiative by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia for a reinforced dialogue between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Christians visit Syria to explore peaceful relations with Muslims

agency reporter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:34 +0100

A delegation led by the Rev Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has travelled to Syria wishing to learn from the country's long experience of Christians and Muslims living peacefully together.

Evangelical Christians and Muslims meet for historic dialogue

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:03 +0000

The second meeting of an Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue took place in Tripoli last week, and is seen by participants as an important step forward in understanding between two faith traditions that have often been at loggerheads.

Blair working towards inter-faith foundation to tackle conflict

staff writers — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:12:34 +0100

Former PM Tony Blair is meeting religious leaders confidentially to establish plans for an international inter-faith foundation to promote greater cooperation between the faiths and to work against extremism practiced in the name of religion.

Pilgrimage on wheels

Simon Barrow — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:24:28 +0100

An academic body committed to interreligious understanding has hit upon a creative way to change hearts and minds by employing pedal power.

Living Adeventurously: Spirtual Perspectives on our Kinship with all Sentient Beings

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:03:42 +0100

Start: 16/06/2007 - 13:30

End: 16/06/2007 - 17:00

The Inaugural Conference of the Interreligious Fellowship for Animals (IRFA) - Living Adeventurously: Spirtual Perspectives on our Kinship with all Sentient Beings

Speakers on the day

Question Time - Tackling Social Issues from a Faith Perspective

Jordan Tchilingirian — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:50:02 +0100

Start: 24/04/2007 - 19:30

A panel discussion and question time on social issues form a variety of faith perspectives.

'Pluralism Sunday' to celebrate religious diversity

staff writers — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:00:07 +0100

Churches across the world are gearing up for the first 'Pluralism Sunday'.